Health

Great fitness gear involves the perfect mix of science and sport. It doesn’t make outrageous promises. Instead, in some small way, it helps make a workout more rewarding or challenging, more fun or less repetitive, or – in the case of SilverSport – much, much cleaner.

You know that couple. You’ve overheard that couple. Maybe you’ve even been that couple: the one not-so-quietly griping on the sidelines of a birthday party.

One of my favourite bloggers, University of Alberta obesity chair Arya Sharma, recently proposed a new scoring system that he'd like to see replace body-mass index (BMI).

I fully intended to do a video post this week, but then I got sick with strep throat and I just can't do it. So, let me start by apologizing to Leigh, who said specifically that she was hoping for a video this time. Sorry!

A story by Jeannine Stein at the LA Times — "Happily married? That's good news if you're undergoing bypass" — looks at the benefits that long-term coupling can have on recovery rates, especially if you're in a happy relationship.